The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The revenue collections being now in active pro gress, the demand for money in all quarters con tinues rather large, and till the mercantile classes have supplied themselves with the necessary accom modation, bankers and brokers show no inclination to lower their terms for discount. The available balances in the open market appear to increase, and in the course of a short tirte, when the tem porary influences now at work shall have passed sway, there is no doubt that lowcr rates will pre vai!. At present the quotations continue to range from 51, to 6 per cent. for the best short dated commercial bills. The arrivals of gold ships from Australia an nounced this morning are important. rhe Giant's Causeway brings £29,404; the Star of Peace, £75,228; the Donald Mackay, £18,768 ; and the Sussex, £62,676. From advices received this morning, it appears that the condition of trade in the manufacturing districts during the past week has generally been of a satisfactory character. In the cloth and yarn Markets of Manchester great dulness prevailed, but business in the woollen fabrics at Leeds, Brad ford, and Huddersfield showed symptoms of im provement. At Leicester there had been a good demand for fancy and other hosiery goods. Opera- Cons at Birmingham were not conducted on such an extensive scale as previously, but at Wolver hampton orders from America continued to pour Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 66fr 45c., 66fr. 40c. Heavy. In the English Stock Market to-day the varia tions in prices have not been important, but a more cheerful and buoyant tone nevertheless prevails. The large arrivals of gold from Australia, the idea that money will be cheaper, the better state of the weather, and the belief that the war on the Continent has seen its worst, have all combined to strengthen quotations, and to create a favourable feeling. Consols are firm at 911 I, for money, and 91* a for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ; do. 2* per Cents., 731 744; Exchequer Bills, 6s. 4s. die.; Bank Stock is 238 ; India 5 per Cents. continue at 104/ *; En faced 4 per Cents., 93 ; Si per Cents,, 113*; do. Debentures, 984; and do. Bonds, Bs. 2s. die. . _ The Foreign Market opened with a very buoyant appearance, and a general rise took place in the principal speculative stocks. A pressure of sales, however, has since produced a partial reaction. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 ; do. Consolides have been 531, and are now 52f 1. Greek at one tune were 231, but are at present 221 23. Spanish Passive, after being 361 371, are 361- 1. Mexican have been 431, but have reacted to 428 f. Portu guese are 48 ; and the Confederate Loan has risen to 46 48. In the Railway Share Market the operations have not been very extensive, but quotations gene rally exhibit increased firmness. Ureat Northern have advanced 305., Bristol and Exeter and Grea Western 10s., and Midland 155., while South East ern have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial .lines exhibit no mate rial change as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain at about former rates. London and County realise 571 Oriental Bank, 611; Bank of London, 1651 ; Queensland Sheep Company are quoted to 1 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 31 4 prem. ; Fin- Rum' Corporation, 11 to 16 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 4 4 prem. ; Credit Fonoier, 31 prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, 1 to 11 prem.; London and L 'verPool Hotel, 11 to prem. ; and South Eastern Banking Company, par to prem. BRITISH FTJNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols D itto Account, Ap 911 89iril 8 ... 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent 89a , i New 2i per Cent, Jan. 1891.. .. .. • 7 3 i 4 i Annuties, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880.. E Ditto for 30 Bilks, expire sth April, 1885. Dittor ,£l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. Ditto £SOO £lOO and £200 Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr• 238 INDIci GOTERXXENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — DDitto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 itto Account..... ........ ..- — Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Di tto Enlaced P aper, 4 per Cent 93 Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 51 pe r C ent., M ay, 1879 ll3f Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 98f Ditto Bonds .61.000 Ditto under £1,000...... FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. Ditto Scrip, £55 paid 1 dis Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account — Cuba, 6 per Cent. l. hilian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 4/ pei Cent Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd; — dis Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO Ditto, Second Issue - Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons.. Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperials per Cent New Granada — Ditto 2 per Cent. P iedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 31. paid — pm Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 44 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481 5 Ditto Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 . . Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 _ Sardinian 6 per Cent B3/ Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account ..... .._ _ _ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account • Ditto Pak vo Ditto Account Splnish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account .. 14k Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 i)itto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account ... Ditto £lOO Bonds... — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account . . 69i I I Ditto, £lOO Bonds 69 1; Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Loud Ja. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 631 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 67 Ditto Account _ Co ngols Money TWO O'CLOCK.9If 1 Ditto April Ac count Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market decidedly stronger. Sales brobably 7,000 bales. Ircportp, 153 ; previously, 314. The International Bulletin of the Observatory, in the 11 foniteur, publishes the followin g :—" A rapid r ise in th e b arometer too k place durin g last night le the S.W. of Europe; the barometer, which yes terday mar k ed 745.6 at Bordeaux, stands today at 60 .8. Under the influence of that change, the stormy weather has been driven back towards the Baltic, and a temporary calm has taken place on the western coasts, from the north of England to the south of Spain and on the Mediterranean. A violent gale from the S.W. prevailed yesterday over Portupl. The weather has to-day become es im. with a rise in the barometer at Oporto 15 millimetres (0.591 in.)." BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Hallways Paid. Price. Business dons ivy ifranito it St Lawrence all 60 02 sk J Bom.,Barodadr.Centlnd 10c , 1034 1014 1034 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New . . 8 p 1 P 20 Do. E. Shares .04 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 51 51. 10 Do. Preference . AB 74 8 4 'OO f Buflalo,Brant&Godria I d p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1472 ,00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 st Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin, 100 101 103 1 02 at Cape Town ez Dock Seri] 100 103 105 stock Eaatn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1054 1062 stock East Indian. go. sp. c. 100 104 105 1044 I 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 4 P 20 Do. do. H do. stook Grand Trunk of Canada too 191 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 74 16 100 Do. do. deferred...— all 51 51 100 Do. 2d "'rel. Bonds all 66 63 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 53 100 Do. 3d I', ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 33 112 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock all 26 28 264 6 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 05 stock Gt.lndlaPeuin.gua.sp.c 100 1031 1041 104 31 14 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 I Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of India (Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 94 10 9/ 204 Do. New . 18 11 106 , 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 1p stock Madras. guar., sp.a. .. 100 1u24 1034 1031 3 stook 1)0.11p. o. Extension 100 97 99 98 stock Dc. 4* d 0........ 100 1:2 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58 100 Do. 7p. Mortg. Bds. all SO Newßruravvick Cands Class A and B. all 3 6 N.lll.C'da6 po Itit bds 100 82 54 stock Scinde (100 103 104 101 stock Do. Delhi 4.,r1 100 1024 1031 RO Do. do 5 2 ip at Do. Punjaub all 102 4 103 4 Do. Do. ....... „g , 100 - ook Do. Indus. St. ) k • 100 98 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.G or. 6 p.c.J a&J ul} 1877-81 100 101 103 1014 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aup. 100 100 102 Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept 100 99 101 Do. tp. c. Jan.&July. 10C 90 92 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G. Hope, 6 p (6,7_873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1891 100 110 112 - 'Dn. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 100 ItB 110 -- , N.B.Gov. p.o.J a.JtJul} 100 101 103 f Do. sp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 S.W. G ov. 5 p z.,lBtlt 100 99 100 Do. sp. 048,4 to I 7( 100 99 10J - , Do. c10.,1888 dtupwds 100 99 100 994 ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c - f sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 101 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - iS.Aus G6p.0.1878.& up lOO 109 11l - yio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dr.July 100 - , Do. io 60. a An.&Oot.. lOO 1104 1114 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I 3d J ulifford Amalgamated 3i 46 Devon G.Cone.(Tavist ) 1 670 680 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 65 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. a East Caradon ...... 2.14.8 305 315 East Carn 3.4.0 7 75 E. W'lltussel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 41 41 GamASt.Auhyn(Gwen ) 581 10 11 —;G reat South Tolgus 17s 4 4.1 C. Wheal Vor(lIelston; 40 36 37 S9l !Grenville 6.16. t 61 71 7 i tiemd's-Foot ...... 8.12 85 37 1H ingston Downs 4.18.0 4 45 'Lady Bertha Margaret (Clay Lelant 9} 17 19 Marke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 2} 11 1 d New Setun l9l 8s 65 - • North Downs 2I 11 2 N.Wli'l Baseet(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 21 North Mu:al Crotty l'ar Consols (a. Blaze),, Providenoe (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 440 460 3. Care Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (Illogan, 18.18.9 65 60 Stray Park 30.17.6 26 28 ramarSilv.az Lead Alin — fin Croit 0 195 20 West Basset (Illogan) l5 11 12 W C , radon (Ligkeard) 5 21 23 West Seto n Wheal Basset (Mogan) 55 871 925 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 10 31 37 Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 2.0.0 WhealLud, ott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 131 145 Wheat Cieton 5Bl 175 185 Wheal Treiawney (Lis )i 7 2 4 2e4 Wheal Union I 3.17 25 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 107 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. ff., 97 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 936 Midland 4.1 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 1021 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 46 per cent., red., 99 orth Eastern. York. H. and Selby purchase, 10} Stockton and Darlington, C 8 per cent., 33 Ditto, B, 8 p.r cent., 33 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., Ditto, new 5 per cent,tli London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 981 92 Stockton and Darlington, Class D. pf., 281 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and:Southend, 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo (Um.), gua.7 per cent.. 8} South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 201 West Flanders, 7} FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim.. 1071 Yudanaulutana of S. Australia, Hm,, 3 i t JOINT-STOCK BANKS. /Mance (11m.), Anglo-Italian, limited, 5 Australasia, Ditto, new, 48 Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of Otago, Ern. 4 British North American. 48} Bank of London. 165 f Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 8/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 43 21 Consolidated Bank, Um., 10/ East London, lim. 7} European Bank, l im., 81 Hindustan, china, and Japan (iim.), 31 Imperial Bank (Inn.), 27 / , Ditto, new, 5 Imperial Ottoman, 18/ Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 31 London Joint Stock, 40/ London and South-Western (lim.), London and 'Westminster, SO London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 611 London and County, 571 London and South African, 271 Merchant Bank, lira , lif Oriental Banx Corporation. 61f Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 10} Ditto, new,llo} MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 201 1 Contract Corporation. liar., ok Discount Corporation, limited, 101 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Ji m ., Gen. Crc dit and Finance of London, lim,, 8 74 Hudson s Bay, 18 Indian Carrying (lira), 14 International Financial Society, 12 Ili Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, i ssue d 90, si Joint •stock Discount, lim., 64 11 Land Securities, lim., 44 Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, Jim., s Ditto, new, 54 London Financial Association, UM, 25 4 4; London Provincial Marine,',3l National Discount Company, lim., II: quebrada Land, I:aiL, and Alining, lima 34 Scottish Australian Investment, Jim-,141 LAW INTELLIGENCE-This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulimirn.) BE WILLIAMS-:-DEED OF ARRANGEMENT. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) NOVEL MODE OF SETTLING A TAILORS OVERCHARGES, LOWENTHAL V. TERRY. This was an action to recover damages for assault and slander. Defendant denied the slander, pleading that he was first assaulted by the plaintiff. Mr. Howard was counsel for plaintiff, Mr. Grey repre senting defendant. According to plaintiff's evidence it appeared that he is a tailor, and made a waistcoat for defendant, who is a gentle man of property. As it was of superfine blackcloth he charged 145., which was paid. Some time after this, de fendant went into a publichouse, where defendant and a mutual friend named Mathews were drinking gin and. water. Mathews spoke to plaintiff, when plaintiff called out " Keep your own company, and do not speak to that Jew." Defendant then advanced upon plaintiff, and said "You infernal thief, what do you mean by charging me 14s. for the waistcoat. You are a swindler." He then assaulted plaintiff, and hurt his throat. To answer this, defendant denied that he had used the language imputed to him, and deposed that he had been firer assaulted by the plaintiff, who had seized him by the collar. Whatever defendant did was in self defence, and not as an assault upon plaintiff, who was alleged to have been violent. His Lordship summed up the evidence, and the jury re warded plaintiff 5 damages. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE POR A VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—William Diet; described as a photo grapher, of Riohmond-street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting a woman named Hambuecher. The complainant, who gave her evidence through Mr. Albert, the interpreter, said that for the past eight months she had lived with the prisoner at No. 12, Richmond-street, Soho. The prisoner compelled her to go into the streets to get money, and if she did not succeed in doing so he was in the habit of beating her. In order to avoid his ill-usage yesterday she left the house and went to a friend's, bat in consequence of his going there and making a great disturb ance, she was obliged to leave. She walked about the streets for an hour, and during the whole time the prisoner followed her, insulting and annoying her. She told him to leave her, as she could not keep him any longer; and, as he would not, she pushed him. Upon this the prisoner struck her several violent blows on the arm and head, knocking her down. A constable then came up, and she gave the prisoner in charge. In answer to the prisoner, the complainant said he forced her to gp„on the streets, That she did not keep an open razor to cut his throat, but that he kept pistols to shoot hor, and that she had not killed or wounded a sweetheart in Germany, A young man, named Parrel, proved seeing the prisoner strike the female a terrific blow, which felled her to the ground. James Adams, 135 C, said he noticed the female push the prisoner, and the prisoner then struck her a severe blow, and she fell and was insensible for a few moments. Prisoner entered into a long defence, in the ;course of which he said that he had received a medal of merit from the King of Prussia, and that he had become acquainted with the female in Cologne, and came to this country with her, and cohabited with her. Last night she knocked his hat off, and having the Prussian law in his mind, which allows a person when struck to return the blow, he struck her. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he considered the prisoner a base fel low for sending the female on the streets, and a coward for striking her. As for what prisoner said about the Prus sian law— Mr. Albert said it was not the case. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months, with hard labour, WESTMINSTER. UNPROVOKED ASSAULT UPON A MAN AND HIS WIFE, Henry Wright was charged with assaulting Richard Buck land, of 31, litedway-street, and also with assaulting his wife. Complainant said that at 9 o'clock last night he was with his wife walking through St. George's-road, Pimlico, when the defendant came up and asked him for a shilling that he owed him, and upon his replying that he could not then pay him as he had only 10d., the defendant struck him two violent Wows on the face with a can ; after this he also struck the complainant's wife. Mr. Selfe—How long have you owed him the shil. ing Complainant—l borrowed it of him about three weeks ago. Defendant—l never le;4 the man a shilling in ray life. Ile came up amd gave me a smack in the mouth without any reason. Henrietta Buckland said she was with her husband, and had an infant in her arms. Defendant abruptly came up and demanded a shilling of her husband, and on his offering to give him 10d., which was all that he had, defendant struck him several times with a beer can in the face. She interposed, when the defendant also gave her a blow with the can. Mr. Selfe—Had you the child in your arms then? Mrs. Backland—l had. Defendant—l never lent him a shilling. I lent it to another man to buy a chain ho had to sell. He ran up against me last night, or I should not have known him,and then he gave me a backhanded blow across the mouth. Police-constable 288 B —Complainant camo to the station with her face cove red with blood, and I took tho man. Defendant was fined 20e, or 10 days. THAMES. A MOST DESPERATE LOVER.—Thomas Hanson, a solemn-looking man, about 25 years of age, the manager of a common lodging-house, in Gower's-walk, White chapel, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with de molishing the shutters of the parlour window of Mrs. Ann Webb, a widow, No. 7, Gower's-row. . . The complainant, a laundress, said the prisoner bad been paying his addresses to her daughter, but owing to his dissipated habits her laughter rejected his advances, and determined not to marry him or have any thingmore to do with him. Mr. Paget—A very wise resolve on the part of a young woman. Mrs. Webb continued. Mr. Hanson came on Saturday night after I and my daughter had gone to bed. He de manded an interview with her. He was refused admix sion, and then kicked loudly at the door and tried to break it down. He failed, and then procured a shovel and broke in the shutters, and would have entered the house if he had not been prevented by the police. The shutters could not be repaired. They were completely broken in, and an en tirely new pair were required. Kate Webb, a quiet and interesting looking girl, like her mother in deep mourning, confirmed her mother's statement, and said she was fast asleep when the prisoner began to kick at the door. She looked out of the window and saw people dragging him away. Sbe then came down stairs and opened the door, and on peeping out she saw him with a shovel leaving the adjoining house. She closed the door again, and went up stairs and called for the police. The prisoner had threatened her, and said he was determined to be hung for her. Mr. Paget—Oh no, he won't, unless you are foolish enough to marry him. Witness—l will not do that. I have given him up in consequence of his drunken habits. Mr. Paget—l am very glad to hear that. A drunken husband is very bad. Nothing can bo worso. Enos Barnatt, a police-constable, No. 56 lf, said he saw the prisoner in Evans-walk at half-past 10 o'clock on Saturday night, and he was in a furious passion and sur rounded by a disorderly mob. lie took the prisoner into custody, and he acted in a very turbulent manner, and said he only wanted to see the young woman. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 16s, the price of now shutters, and a fine of 20s in addition, or be imprisoned for 14 days. PITMEN'S STRIKES.—The pitmen employed at Seghill Colliery, in the Northumberland Steam Coalfields, struck work for an advance on Thursday. The Steam Coal Owners' Association have held two meetings recently to consider the demands made by pitmen, when after a good deal of deliberation it was determined to resist unreasonable demands that might be made on collieries in the trade, and " a call" was made upon the whole of the pits in the association, which will raise a large sum of money ; and it was resolved to support them with those collieries that might be stopped through the unreasonable demands of the men. The sth of April is about the time when the yearly and monthly bonds will be entered into by the pitmen of the North, and it is anticipated that there will be a good deal of agitation in some districts about term, His Honour gave judgment to-day on the question of a deed of arrangement for the benefit of the creditors under the 187th section. The proceedings in bankruptcy had been staid in order that a compromise might be effected, by three-fourths of the creditors in number and value, and it had been duly executed, and the Court had been asked to confirm it, and no creditor appeared to offer any opposition, His Honour, however, said the Court must be satisfied that the terms of the deed were reasonable and equitable, and calculated to benefit the general body of the creditors. The only way in which the Court would come to a conclusion was by looking at the deed itself, and in this case take it to intend what it professed, and assume that it was equitable, and for the general body of the cre ditors, and the deed would be confirmed. He had much doubt, and he hoped that before long the law would be laid down mol e clearly by.the Lord Chancellor. SHARE MARKE TS,---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUb.6. , . Share Railways. p aid. Closing Business Price. done. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wall D o A A gets no di% Do. B till r)pc.p been paid to B. Dublin .Sz Belfast June Dun.,Por th,& A b. June Edinburgh & Glasgow 1 Glasg. and S. Western 1 Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East A nglian at GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an IW. of Irelanrl Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire& Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bright„,ez S. Coast Lon., Chat., sad Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Ser.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase i Do Leeds Do York Do Car1i51e......•• • • ,North London 11 fli Si 9 83 f 5 120 121 84 1201 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stook Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Dev0n...... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,and Wok. Stockton ct Darlington Do Do New, 188 G Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har..tlt West Midland -Oxford Do Newport] Do Herefordl 6 7 36 3S 16 17 92 94 108 109 16 47 125 126 1274 S2B ! 1: , 2 134 94 96 644 641 101 109 68 70 104 103 40 42 107 107; 99 100 5L b 2 1071 108 126 126? 96 98 82 64 24 26 1001 10q Esi 88 83 125 128 1 S 2 p 774 781 lot Ilk 123 126 4P. 44 98 100 63i 611 84 36 901 el 100 102 Si 9i 37 38 9 10 c 7 8 p 169 165 5 6 1 3 3i p 91 91 22 24 13.14, 25 10 et 8t 50 20 11.16.4' 12.10 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1864. _ MARK-E.TS—Thi is Day. MARK -LANE„ The wheat trade in the country m aeirets held on Satur day was very slow, about previous q notations. For spring corn the demand was in a sluggisl t s tate, at fully the late decline in prices. Flour moved ori sh )wly, at late rates. On the Continent the wheat trade i s still very slow, and at New York the export demand for breadstuffs continues to rule inactive. • Up to our market last week the err ovals of English grain were very moderate. The imports •om abroad amounted to 20,643 quarters of wheat, 12,891: barley, 27,327 oats, 1,240 beans, 90 peas, 1,666 tares, 46, 496 linseed, 8,922 oil• seeds, 210 suadry seeds, 1,060 sacks and 13,610 barrels of flour. Compared with Monday last, the al 'rivals of wheat, both from Essex and Kent, and espoc ially from the latter country, exhibited a considerable falling off, the show both of red and white samples on the stands being of a very limited extent. There was no iraprovemont in the condi tion of the produce, and millers showed very little disposi tion to purchase, although sales might have been freely effected at the rates current on Monday last. The whole of the supply had not been disposed of at the close of busi ness, and the von/Aloha were without change from our last report. There was a fair average supply of foreign wheat on offer. All descriptions met a slow sale ; neveatheless prices ruled stationary. Floating cargoes of wheat moved off slowly, at late rates. Maize, however, continued firm in price. The market was well supplied with English and foreign barley. Generally speaking, the trade was dull. Good and fine malting qualities quite supported previous rates ; but grinding descriptions changed hands at low prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 42s Ditto, old —6 —a Ditto, white, 1863 42a 48a Ditto, old —l —is Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 23s 253 Malting 250 afts Ifalt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 668 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os (6s Chevalier 66s 68s Gate —Yorkshire and Linoolnsh., Feeding lBs 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 233 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l9s 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey . 3os 31s Maple White • 36s 38s Boilers .36s 38s InOttr—Town-made, per 2801 b 36s 40s Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk 27s 29s American, per barrel l9s 275 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-day, and sales progressed slowly, at about previous rates. The arrival of beasts from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, was tolerably good, and most breeds came to hand in somewhat prime condition, The beef trade was in a sluggish state; nevertheless, the value of Scots, crosses, and Doyens was well supported—the top figure being 5s per 81bs. Most other breeds changed hands at about stationary prices. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,300 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns ; from other parts of England, 560 various breeds; from Scotland, 286 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers. We were again but moderately supplied with sheep, but their general quality was good, The mutton trade was inactive, at last Monday's currency. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at Es; out of the wool, 4s 10d to 6s per 81bs, More than half of the supply was shorn. Lambs were in short supply and steady request, at from 6s 8d to 75 4d per Blbs. __ _ _ Calves—the show of which was very moderate—changed hands steadily, at Thursday's advance in the quotations. The top price was 5s 4d per Blbs. Small pigs moved off steadily, at full prices, In large hogs, very little was doing, on former terms. Per Blbs.to sink the offal. a. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 6 8 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Large erse. calves 4 4 6 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 5 2' 5 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 6 5 21Small porkers 42 4 6 Suckling calves, 163 to 24s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 763 Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs Beasts ... 4,250 Cows — Sheep Calves rigs. 260 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 4,133 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,806—in 1862, 1,451—in 1861, 2,494 —in 1860, 2,025—in 1859, 2,524—in 1858, 537 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Piga. Rotterdam .• e . 308 II II 108 ~,, .. 206 . 6 130 Harlingen 497 . • .. .. 34 .. -- Hamburg •• a • 25 • . 1351 . • • s • • 25 Amsterdam .. Boulogne — • • _ Bremen .. 12 .. .. .. .. Dordt. 63 .. 116 .. .. 3 6 . Nieu Diep .... • • "---. .. •—• II • • • Antwerp .. 71 .. 20 — .. 28 .. ____ Ostend .. ... 215 .. 683 6 . .. 8 .. 150 Calais .. -- •• .. •• •• Oporto •• --- Dunkirk... — .. 80 .. .. -- .. •• •• •• -. •• Total .... 1191 .. 2358 .. .. 279 .. 305 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. L am b s . C a l v es. Pigs. 1863 .. 473 .. 2,111 .. .. 220 .. 2 1862 .. 272 .. 883 .. , 299 .. 1861 9,54 .. 1,374 .. 102 .. 64 1860 165 .. 23 1859 165 .. 2,319 .. ...... .. 50 .. 1858— A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 16, 1863, and this day. Monday, March 14, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. March 16, March 14, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 6to 3 8 3 6t03 10 Second quality do ....... 310 4 2 4 0 4 4 Primo large 0xen............ 4 4 4 8 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. ... . ....... 4 10 5 0 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 8 4 2 310 4 4 Second quality d 0........... 4 4 5 0 4 6 5 2 Prime coarse-woollod do ..... 5 2 510 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. ...... 6 0 6 2 610 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves ........ 4 4 6 0 4 4 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs ...... 3 8 4 4 3 6 4 0 seat small porkers ..... 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts .............. 3,580 4,250 Sheep and lambs .... 18,140 18,170 Calves Pigs.. .. 370 260 1 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 17, 1862.—Beasts, 3,460 — sheep, 17,960—calves, 45—pi gs, 370. MARCH 18, 1861.—Beasts, 3,36 o—sheep, 18,450—calves, 46—pigs, 230. ,-, NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. These markets continue to be moderately supplied with town and country-killed meat. The trade, generally speak ing, is dull, at our quotations. Per Blb, by gdg d inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8 Le carcase. Aliddlin sclicl gmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do Vaal 38 4 8 Small pork 4O 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The supply of English h ops on sa l e at our market is small, but the show of fore ign samples is tolerably large. On the whole the trade rules s teady, and l ast week ' s cur rency is well supported. The import, last week, consisted of 898 bales from New York, 261 from Antwerp, 469 from Bremen, 21 from Rotterdam, 8 from Ostend, and 979 from Guernsey. Mid and East Tints £5 Os to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 7 8 Sussex 4 158 to 6 Iss " Bavarian Belgian American 99 0.......... m....il BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. el Full average supplies of potatoes continue on sale at these markets. All good and fine qualities are in steady request, at full prices ; otherwise the trade is dull. Yorkshire Regents sos to 70s per ton. Flukes .. Bos to 95e , Rocks• Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 50s to 70s ~ Rocks .... Kent and Essex Regents . 605 to 80s ~ TALLOW. tallow The to-day, at ab ou t previous quota p.y.c tr . a is e quoted at 41s 6d on t h e spot; town d i quoted quiet tallow, 40s 6d n e t. cas h : rough fat, 2 s lid per Blbs. 1860. 1851 1862. 1883 . Stock this day.... 34,707 71-795 52 . 3 ?5 45.623: i Price of Y.C . ( 58s0a t0.60s 01 to 46 8 01 t0,44s 31 tol -- 6 () d —B74),Cj .' —B d Delivery last week 1,002 i 1un ,49 1,032 Ditto from J une 1 68 , 020 76,949 2 , 03 2 66,095 Arrivals last week 834655 1,625 877 Ditto from J une 1 91,516 112,020 88,596 74,329 Price of Town 58s Od 58s 9 d 48 s 8 d 45s 9d Particulars. 1864. 68.877 ) 41m Gd to —s Oil 1,028 63,002 456 81,032 438 Oil WOOL. The public sales of colons' wool have been well attended since we last wrote, and home manufacturers have con tinued to purchase freely. The export demand is, however, of very moderate extent; nevertheless, prices are now id per lb above the rates current last series, showing an im provement in the prices realised compared with the opening sale. The present series is announced to conclude on the 23d inst. Good Australian clothing is quoted at is 10jd 2a 6J ; do. combing, is lld to 2s 6d ; greasy, is ld to is 4d ; good to superior Cape, is 8d to 2a; medium, is 5d to is 71d; and greasy, 9jd to lld per lb. In the English wool trade, by private contract, considerable firmness still prevails, and the limited supplies brought forward are readily disposed of at fully last week's currency. The imports into London last week amounted to Port Augusta Bales, 1,616 Adelaide .... 468 Sydney 2, Geelong .. Algoa Bay Cape Port Nat a l Port Phili 127 p.. ...... Sundry other porta SEEDS. Clover seed is in moderate request ; fiae parcels rule very firm in price. Canary seed is a dull inquiry, previous quo tations being barely supported. There is a slow sale for tares at late rates. 1. inseed and rapeseed are tolerably firm. For cakes there is a fair demand at full quotations. Turnip, White,p.bus.lls to 14s Carraway 22s 263 Swede —s —s Coriander l2s 16s Mustard, Brown .. 108 13s Ilempseed, per qr 4OB 42s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Crushing Old per quarter --s --s Baltic —s -s Canary, per quarter 52s 6!s Odessa —s -8 Rye grass, new 22s 24s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct. —s --s English £9 10s£10 5 s White Foreign Red.... 44s 50s Rape Cakes,p ton.£s Os £6 Os White sos 64s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 658 Trefoil, new 22s 27s — ROUSE OP LORDS—(This Day). THE CASE OF THE AEEXANDRA--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. EIILLEN. Sir H. Cairns to-day addressed their lordships in support of his view of the case, and minutely examinel the pro visions of the Common Law Procedure Act, and Queen's Remembrancer Act, and contended that the Baron of the Exchequer had not the power to make rules under the later act of Parliament, giving the right of appeal in cases on the revenue side of the court, and that the Exchequer Chamber were right in refusing to hear the appeal, on the ground of want of authority. The learned gentleman had not concluded his address when we went to press. ELECTION COMMITTEES—(This Day), BERWICK-UPON-TWEED. This committee re -assembled this morning, when Mr. Phinn, Q.C., oaid—That owing to the embarrass ment that had attended the getting up the case, and the decisions that had already been given by the committee, he thought it would be useless to occupy their attention any longer. He, therefore, thought, taking all the circum stances into his consideration, that the most prudent course for him to pursue was to withdraw all flu they opposition to the realm of the sitting member. Strangers were then directed to leave the room, and for upwards of an hour the committee were in deliberation on their report to be presented to the House. At a quarter to two the strangers were readmitted, when The Chairman announced that the committee were of opinion that Mr. Cargill had been duly elected, that neither bribery nor corruption had been proved to Lave been practised, and that the petition was not frivolous or vexatious. LISBURNE, The committee assembled this morning in room No. 5. The whole of the morning was occupied in proving the agency of certain individuals who took an active part in the election. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March 14.—Wind this day at noon—South- Weaterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. Poßrsstount, March 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrrived—Spec Nostria, from London for Monte Video—Her Majesty's ship Princo Consort, from Portland. Sailed—Charlotte Ann, for Colombo. N)WFORT, March 12.—Wind S.W. — •Sailed_Ellora, for Now York, BRISTOL ; March 13.—Wind N . M.—Arrived —Aolus, from Pernambuco—Casonbe, from Tulme. GIMISBY, March 13.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Electric, steamer, for Calcutta. SWANSEA, March 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Rose o 1 England, from Caldera, Sailed—Francis, for the Cape of Good Hope. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 13—Gerda, trom lielsingborg ; Thokubaro, and Ino, from Guernsey ; Andover, from Sines ; Mary Ann, from St. Michael's ; Norman, from Seville; Jane, from New York ; Italia United Unitia, from Alexandria; Providence, and Jules, from Gravelines ; Adler, from Alexandria ; Donald Mac Kay, from Mel bourne • Regina, from Deme rara ; , Excel from St. Michael's. Arrived, March 14—Magnoria, from Belize; Oriental, from Marrathonate ; Atlantic, from New York; Dolphin, from Helsingborg. Sailed, March 14—Triton, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, March 13—Ocean King (bark), from the west, for London. Anchored, March 13—Puzzle (schooner), from St. Michael's for orders; Bertha Marian (bark), from the north, for Arica; Devonshire, from London. for St. Kitts; Frigate Bird (ship), from the north, for the west, Anchored, March 14—Queen of Ocean, of Shields, from Shields, for Shanghai; Colombo, from London, for New York; Vanquisher, from Alexandria, for London. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.—There was a vast assemblage of gentlemen at Putney on Satur day afternoon to view the practice of the Oxford crew. There was a most agreeable change in the weather, and the water, instead of being extremely rough and " lumpy," as on the previous day, was hardly disturbed by more than a ripple; tbut the tide was exceedingly bad, having been retarded by the flooding of land water from up the country. The crew started a little before four o'clock from nearly opposite the Star and Garter, and so marked was the diffe rence of their rowing, compared with that of the previous day, that the ordinary looker-on, unacquainted with the difficulties which men have to contend against in light craft in very rough weather, would scarcely have be lieved it to have been the same eight. They, however, made but an indifferent start, but after a few pulls settled down into a bettor form, and continued up to Chiswick Church at the rate of 34 strokes per minute, but from thence up to Frank Godfrey's, at Mortlake, where they ceased labour, they increased the work to 36, drawing their oars well through the water, the time occupied being 22m. ais., as taken by some of the equestrians who accompanied them up the towing path, Some irregu larity had, on their first appearance at Putney, been re marked in the work on the port side of the boat, which has been remedied and the return down to Putney on the first of the ebb was still an improvement upon the rowing up. They were more together, and in some of the fresh starts gave the utmost satisfaction to their friends, prominent amongst whom, in superintending or directing their efforts, was Mr. Morrison, who so distinguished himself in the crew last year. The Cambridge as well as the Oxford crew will go over the course this (Monday) afternoon, when w e have no doubt their exertions will be regarded with the strongest interest. The betting still continues at 7t04 on Oxford, but good aquatic, judges are taking the odds freely. A PENNY-POST TRIBUTE TO ROWLAND HILL,— It is proposed, says the Spectator, to present a national memorial to Sir Rowland Hill, to consist of a penny stamp contributed by every man and woman in England. That would be about £70,000; but the difficulty would be tion. Let the post offices but receive them for one week, and Sir R. Hill would be buried beneath his own stamps. Ma. DYCE, it appears, when he found that the state of his health would not allow him to complete the pictures which he was commissioned to paint in the House of Parliament, offered to return the money he had received on account from the Treasury, but the authorities would not, nay could not, accept it. The municipal counoil of Marseilles has just adopted the plan of a splendid new building to bs erected on the site of the old college, and which will unite under one roof the Public Library, the School of Fine Arts, and the Conservatoire de Musique. N M. Ju min," says the Moniteur " yesterday even ing repeated at the Sorbonne the lecture which he had commenced on Monday last on the different states of matter. The crowd was just as great as on the former occasion. Thanks, however, to the precautions taken by the Vice-Rector of the Academy, the most perfect order prevailed, although the public began to assemble at six o'clock, and more than 2,000 persons were obliged to be re fused admittance." Galtgnani says :—" A curious electoral question has just been decided. Are the students of a semi.- nary for the education of persons intended for the p r iesthood, when they fulfil the con diti ons required by the law for every elector, to be inscribed on the electoral list of the commune in which the establish ment is situated ? Also, do the vacations constitute an interruption of the term of residence required ? Such are the questions on which the Court of Cessation has bad to decide, in eknsequence of an appea l made by the semi• nary of lthodez against a judgment of the juge de pail of that place, which had ordered the names of 118 of the stu dents to be struck off the electoral list. The court quashed the judgment of the juge do pair, and has thus established in principle that the students ins seminary must be inscribed on the electoral list of the commune in which the establish ment is situated; and, next, that the vacations cannot be considered as an interruption of the six months' continuous r esidence required by li tiv . , , I 1271 63 41 1091 68 1021 107 1081 91 127} 7 961 .00 I 88 71 WI I The Turf and the Scotch, their Courses, Management, and Sport. (From Bell's Life in London.) The racing campaigns in Scotland are the last to begin, almost the last finish, certainly the last in great results, and the last to be reviewed ; it may be compared to a screwish "bad doer" in a stable, who does not always "train on," and whose performances are consequently as variable as they are disappointing and unpleasant. It is therefore re quisite to elucidate the meaning of such an unhappy state of affairs, to probe out the hidden seat of disease, and lay bare the insidious evil which prevents the realisation of successful results. It is really as amusing as it is painfully ridiculous to observe the peculiarities of mannerism in which the Scotch persistently stick to ill-founded prejudice against ma n y things, and eouestrian pleasures in particular. The fol. lowing may be taken in illustration :—The time was when prejudice set its austere, rigid features against female equitation as an unfeminine accomplishment; however the elite of society patronised its exhilarating plea sures, and the ridiculous notion succumbed under popular prestige. There are, however, still some to be found suffi ciently straitlaced who assert that although a ride may be taken at a walk, or a gentle canter, on an equally gentle horse at an equestrian promenade, under the Argus• eye of a chaperon, trotting is a vulgar infringement on deport ment, and their sexual position in society, which no lady should indulge in, and a gentle gallop a violent im propriety. It must, however, be admitted that while in troducing this as one of the biassed opinions of the past, there are few now left in support of the once popular theory ; and the bevies of ladies who daily exhibit their fair forms, wrapped in the graceful folds of their riding habits, and in dulging in all sorts of paces, are most substantial proofs of its popularity and health •giving properties, as well as the death-dealing blow to one of the detrimental peculiarities of the past. Hunting is, perhaps, now considered by our rigorous friends the least sinful of all manly sports in which the horse bears a part ; but although it has latterly, to some extent, grown into a fashionable re creation for the elite of society in Scotland, it is still consi dered questionable by doubting bigots whether, and to what extent, professional gentlemen and traders of position and money ought to indulge their "horsy" proclivities. Pre judice is hero again succumbing; but however much the sport may be rising into general popularity it is to be re gretted that its votaries do not sufficiently patronise with their presence and purse hunt club races and steeplechase meetings, which help to promote an improvement in breed ing horses for the purposes which they specially delight in Is it then to be wondered at, in the existing state of Scottish peculiarities, that racing—although there is nothing in itself to offend or mislead the most fastidious or sensitive—should continue at such a low ebb, when it is also taken into consi deration that many who would like to ind'ulge their natural desires to witness the exciting struggles for supremacy by the useful and willing slaves to man's pleasure and profits dare not do so in face of that characteristic bias which rules the roast throughout the country ? Many say, in other words, that they cannot do so without making themselves martyrs to popular prejudice, and liken themselves to Esau with Ls mess of pottage, the one sacrificing his birthright, the other a social position ; there is surely an inherent weak ness of mind in crouchingly submitting, like a well-whipped hound, to the lash of fanatical clamour ; such principles are like vitiated air, which fumigates the atmosphere of truth with foulness, and firmly holds down the weak who breathe its sickening exhalations in abject subjection. The unbiassed of " position" are, however, beyond its power— they smell the nauseous taint without submitting to its influence, and their social health remains. It is of itself quite sufficient to know that the Turf may, like everything else, be polluted by occasional abuses without having the fingers of fanatics and semi-religious bigots scornfully pointing it out as a foul blot on the escutcheon of their ideal supposition of respectability. The aristocracy who patronise racing live and have their being in society after wards. 'Why cannot it at once be admitted that others can go and do likewise ? The bare facts are here simply stated ;it is for others to reconcile them. False prejudice is a phari saical phantom, evanescent as a shadow, which would dis appear with the rapidity of one of Professor Pepper's ghosts if a little more fashion were to head the van and lead the war against it. Racing at Perth, Ayr, and other places is considered a cardinal sin, but an introduction to the family of that noble sportsman at Floors Castle in October, with a consequent attendance on the Grand Stand at Kelso to wit ness the Isthmian games, would be a pleasurable and self congratulatory source of enjoyment to many who would flauntingly disdain to appear at such exhibitions elsewhere, and as it is customary for royalty, the aristocracy, and the leading families of England and Ireland to patronise such sports, it must be left to the calm, unbiassed judgment of those who have their country's weal at heart to say why it cannot be more generally accepted as a social branch of the world's pleasures in Scotland, bearing good or bad fruits according to the cultivation bestowed on it. The sports of the past season do not, on the whole, exhibit any improvement on previous years. "Orange Blossom," in his rhyming retrospect of the season, thus summarily disposes of the matter : "Of Scottish racing little, save the name, remains, alas 1 I merely say Perth sport was bad, and let the matter pass ; Still hoping that reform m a y put o n s u c h a b use h er strain, And the days of good Lord Eglinton re-blossom once again 1" But little as the sports may have been, it is through the im pediments of misconception previously described that the ragged remnants are as full of darkening shadows as Dela croix's picture of "Dante and Virgil entering the Infernal regions ;" for instead of the joyous saturnalias of the Turf having their reflection in the countenances of out cautious friends (as exhibited by the Turf-loving people of merrie England and ould Ireland), there are thousands here go to such such meetings with the slyness of area sneaks indulging in stolen pleasures, and return from the enjoyment of such festivities with lack-lustre stolid features, but with an internal chuckling sense of gra tification. Can it then be wondered at that the progress of this noble institution should have been so Blow, and that money is wanting to bring it out in all its greatness and integrity ? The patricians of the country are, however, now gaining a glimmering of its aims and pleasures, and in con sequence, there will here and there be found some sunny bits in the picture to relieve the sombre background. Many say they would attend the meetings if the sports were better. But hush I a whisper in the ears of those who croak so much and do so little; let each and all, according to their means, contribute to the funds, and an increase in value of stakes will be followed by an equivalent in the class of competitors, for past experience proves that money brings to this side of the border the beet of English race horses and their performances aro naturally regarded in a somewhat different light from those of local merit— the ex , petted appearances of thorough breds from the South who have gained a reputation by their performances, are, in themselves, sufficient at least to arouse the curiosity of the people as to their appearance, &c., and call for the desire to witness the abilities of those equine representatives of speed. Now, accepting such to be an undeniable fact, with the in teresting result of producing the best effect en the minds of a non-racing people. Kelso and Edinburgh are examples to other places, as they must be regarded as the most flou rishing condition of the Scottish Turf, owing to theirmone tary value, and annual competition of English horses on their courses, and the consequent aristocratic and general public patronage they receive. If some of the officials else where would lay aside their "masterly inactivity," inaugu rate a wholesome regime, and canvass with the same zeal, they might each raise their meeting to a similar position. Kelso is at present the pick of the basket, with Edinburgh rapidly budding into as equivalent in monetary value and prestige ; taking then the two as to the best exponents of that partially awakened feeling for the uses and delights of racing, it is only fair that they should, without prejudice to other places, do their best in the good cause—be hold pro minently forward as beacons to light up the paths on which others may unflinchingly tread with similar hopes for suc cess; but whatever system may be adopted, it must be inevi table that small stakes can only realise competition from local horses, without being productive of improvement and those great results for which the turf was inaugurated. It will therefore be observed that the elements of strength are re presented by the quality and quantity of equine blood before the starter's flag, with money to make the stakes sufficiently tempting, and a judicious timeing of the fixtures as attrac tive loadetones to bring southern horses there, for with the 18 or 20 horses usually training at Gullane, and the few kept in private elsewhere the interest of the subject is swamped; it adds not one iota to the improvement of blood stock, neither does it leave on the minds of the people a ge neral feeling of satisfactory engagement. The same horses competing for stakes at all the race meetings is like living on cauld kail made hot for a change, with Glauber salts as an occasional variety ; it purges the people of all sense of such enjoyments, and by thus weakening the internal tis sues of the turf, causes it to droop into inanition for want of that judicious treat men t an d nour i s hi ng su pport which it ought to receive ; but p oor as S co tl a nd ma y be, with officials of perseverance, bu s i ness h a bits, and position, appointed at each place,tho wherewithal can surely be found in the whole country to supply annually for six meetings that which is barely equivalent to the value of one in England. Let th e representatives of each place bring their meetings to the bar of public opinion, and by warmly advocating the cause gain a favourable money verdict for . the . coming session, and Edi nburg te h, mp li o o ra l aroy , ti Iconoclast" w ill g l a dly be the historian,of.theircsourncfcoerstseosf, In st P a i n Y ds, grand or and give to each their weed of praise. and Airdrie have grand stands erected for the w hil e Ayr is a spurious. exception, Which prides house," built of stone theirwood wooden patrons. erections, Pe w r Perth and h a nd scarcely Lanark rk representhave si paos;:avniedwseparated from the course ' otherwise, wooden erection in s it i s tu el a f t o e n ne w a h r a t t h i e s d t i, e t r a m n. e c d o by a turnpike-road, with, however, a ad dition. It is to be hoped that ea c h p l ace will provide the very n ecessary requisite, either through the aids of their corpo rations or the friendly and ge nerous assistance of some tot wc annual advane from e usiume t h sources, of oeac h and ultimately the local magnates, for in th e meantime they lose a certain amountofrevenutha revert the ai ld be created meeting. Mr. Currie has sanguine hcpes of the corner stone of such a buildin g b e i ng laid ere long at Lanark, and it is the . cordial wi s h of all interested in the Turf that his aspirations may b e realised, and that the others will make running for the same goal; it is also in the interests of each town that tailzediate support should be accorded for this purpose, and by thus creating ad% litional comfort to the on lookers secure an increase of visitors and consequent pectmiary profit to the inhabitants of their respective districts. If these ideas are ever brought within the bliss ful pale of possibility it is to be hoped the architects will not forget the fourth estate in their plans, for they have hitherto been neglectful in providing for reporters, whose only accommodation is a noisy weighing room at a desk the size of your hat crown, with their elbows hustled and jostled by the surging throng to an extent that renders it requisite to indulge in the unpleasant satisfaction of elaborating reports at an hotel afterwards, when the inner ZIIR3 is craving for the social enjoyments of the table. SPORTING INTELLIGE:NCE—This Day, CITY BETTING—'Tars DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Lioness (offered) 11 to 1 agat Blitbfield (taken) 12 to 1 agat Gardener (taken) 100 to 7 agst Wingrave (taken) 100 to 6 agat Fairwater (offered, take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Costa (talon) 20 to 1 agat Gibraltar (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst Jarnicoten (taken) 25 to 1 agat Voluptae (taken) CHESTER CUP, 13 to lon the field (offered) 16 to 1 apt Change (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken) 20 to 1 agat Anfisid (taken) 30 to 1 agat Merry Hart (taken) 50 to 1 agst Greenland (taken) THE DERBY. 60 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken) 50 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERS A LLS'.—SATURDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Sto 1 agst Lion6es (offered) 11 to 1 agat Blitbfield (taken) 100 to 8 agat Gardener (offered) 100 to 8 agst Dollar (offered) 14 to 1 agst Wingrave (offered) 20 to 1 sgst Costa (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agat Gibraltar (offered) 25 to 1 agst Union Jack (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Jarnicoton (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 11 to 2 agst Cambuscan (taken) 6 to 1 agst File de l'Air (taken) DERRY. 17 to 2 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 100 to 8 agst Cambuscan (taken) 15 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 22 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken) 25 to 1 agst Idler (taken) 28 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 28 to 1 agat Ely (taken) 30 to 1 agst:First Flight (taken) 30 to 1 agat Birch Broom (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Solon (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATunpAr. The principal feature of this day's business, at our Sub scription-rooms was settling on the Grand National Steeple.. chase, which passed over satisfactorily. Some betting, however, was done on the Great Northamptonshire Stakes, for which event Lioness, Blithfield, Gardener, Dollar, Wingrave, and Iphigenia were in demand, at the prices appended. For the City and Suburban, Jarnicoton was freely supported at 25 to 1; and a few investments were made in favour of Golden Pledge, Change, .infield, and Merry Hart for Chester Cup. There were several in quiries respecting Cambnscan for the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby; this horse has evidently an upward tendency for both events. Closing prices : THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASES • 6to 1 agst Lioness (taken and offered) 100 to 9 aget Blithfield (taken) 100 to 8 agst Gardener (taken) 100 to 6 agst Dollar (taken) 100 to 6 agst Wingrave (taken) 20 to 1 aget Benjamin (taken) 20 to 1 agst Iphigenia (taken) 40 to 1 agst Despair (taken and offered) THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Liston (taken) 25 to 1 agat Jarnicoton (taken) 40 to 1 agat Voluptas (wanted) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 aget Golden Pledge (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Change (taken) 100 to 6 agst Anfield (taken) 33 to 1 agat Merry Hart (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 11 to 2 agst Cambuscan (taken) TILE DERBY. 9to i agst Scottish Chief (offered—take 10 freely) 12 to 1 agst Cambuscan (offered—take 13 freely) 66 to 1 agst agst Copenhagen (wanted) 100 to 1 eget Peon (taken) RACING FIX TL MA: 'RES FOR 1864. RCM Doncaster Spring Warwick .. 16 Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny b Thirak 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath . . Manchester Harpenden Epsom Ascot .. Hampton l6 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne wcastle-on-Tyne .. WorcestQr (Summer) Ipswich Ju: Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterflold Goodwood Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes 5 Reading Egham Oxford lB Yarmouth OCTI Northallerton .. 6 Newmarket Second Oct 10 York August Plymouth Derby 3O Lichfield Stocktcn Devon and Exeter • Gloucester Newmarket iloughton 24 INOYr Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Leamington kW I ar.Hunt 22 IMBER. Worcester Autumn .... 30 ITJST. 'ODER. IMBER. SEPTB: Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaeter Breoon l9 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. MULCH. Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) l4 'Arixi. Aborgavenny __ 5 NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK . Miles Opened, Receipts. EallWaye. „....____.......,___, 1861. 1863, 1861. 1863. ' 4 Z Belfast and N. Counties 136 135 1,8f38 1.764 600 651 B ik iy ll ta: t anand d T c yn o e uuty Down 49 99 28 28 1,579 - Brl2ll 1211 5,196 6,383 215 ] - .45 16 817 14.768 Cork 0 Bristol Caledonianandßandon........,.,, t an Exeter OWn o . ................. .. 20 81 84 225 223 20 424 357 Cork, Blaekrock, & Passage Cork and Youghal ...... 66 Cornwall 17 Deeside - Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,292 1,285 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,417 1,31 t Dublin and Meath ........ l7l 141 Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd. 911 484 2,428 1.872 Edinburgh and Clasgow Furness, &e .. Glasgow & South -Western Gt. Easter n , Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 G reat North of S co tl an d 8 68 1 3M 30,5 72,768 1,801 27.749 ht. No r th n. & Westn. (Irel.) 7 5 11 711 476 52 6 'ilt.Southn. & 'Westn.(lrind.) 3731 329 6.810 7,r81 Great Western 10561 10561 54,993 64.693 Inverness & Aberdeen June- 861 80) 937 852 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 - 1,003 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,486 1,771 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3951 35,280 31,770 Limerick and Ennis.. • Limerick and Foynes 261 261 IA 122 Llanell y 46 6101 461 656 London & North-Wester n London and Blackwall 5 i 8 3,887 5 1,613 , ; London & South-West ern 18,216 20.265 Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast - 14, 2 10 15.5 , 7 ; 9 5 3 050 London, Chatham, & D over 72 72 1 A" 875 408 Do. Metropolitan Ext ens i on 104 5 985 954 Loud., Tilbury, & Southend filan.,Shetfield,&Lincolnsh Manch. &Jun.& Altrincham Pi 4 4 1,371 1.384 Maryport and Carlisle Midland (hicl. N.-Western ), Midland Gt.Westn. of hind 26 4 741 2 5946 7 -. 1 4 1 4 1 22 7 ! 3 i j :l 3 ) r i s Monkland 2 . nonmout hr , h. li a il. & Canal 44 4! -,,,) 2,173 goes tion of th e A le- MADP.ID, M arc h 11, —The nides Railway, which has been again bro ug h t forward by M. Salamanca , ha s just been definitively s m e a t io ersiitdyeofbylotshetoCo2rstest,he who A rdhaavne adopted by a a z propobition, which restricts the rights of individual initiative relative to d e mands for concession of new lines.